VC investments slide in Q4 and decline for all of 2012

Software deals were up, but biotech and cleantech investments declined.

Flailing daily deals site says it’s a victim of shrinking capital markets

Yesterday’s massive layoffs at daily deals site BuyWithMe were the result of shrinking capital markets, the company’s chief operating officer said today.

The announcement that BuyWithMe, the No. 3 daily deals site on the Web, was cutting significantly more than …

Is the money drying up for startups, or not? (poll)

The Wall Street Journal reported today that web startups are hitting a cash crunch. Based on anecdotal evidence of this “nascent” trend, the publication said that strains are starting to show for startups seeking money.

In Silicon Valley, money has …